Oil-burner.



S. J. WATTS, D. O. JONES & W. G. BARTON. OIL BURNER.

APPLICATION FILED 1113.2, 1910.

Patented May 23, 1911.

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TINTTE STATS FAT?" SIMEON JEFFERSON WATTS, DAVID oEooKETT JONES, AND WILLIAM C. BARTON, or EL PASO, TEXAS.

OIL-BURNER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 23, 1911.

Application filed February 2, 1910. Serial No. 541,502.

It all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, SIMEoN J. VVATTs, DAVID 0. Jonas, and WILLIAM C. BARTON, citizens of the United States, residing at El Paso, in the county of El Paso and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in OilBurners, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying draw-- mgs.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in oil burners and has for its object to provide a simple device primarily adapted for the burning of crude oil in cooking ranges, heating stoves and the like which is of such construction that a surface of large area is provided over which the oil is evenly spread, thereby causing a more quick and thorough generation than has been possible with devices of this character as heretofore constructed.

A further object is to provide an oil pan wherein that portion of the oil having the greatest volatile properties is first consumed, while the heavier or less volatile portion is permitted to spread upon a separate generating plate arranged within the pan where it is then ignited by heat generated in the burner.

A still further object is to provide a device of the above character which will be simple in construction, economical in cost, reliable, durable, and efficient in use.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of the novel features of construction and the combination and ar rangement of parts hereinafter fully clescribed and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a side elevation of our im proved burner, the draft cap being removed; Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof; Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the removable oil receiving plate; Fig. at is a side elevation of the plate; Fig. 5 is an end elevation of the pan; Fig. 6 is a top plan view of the adjustable draft cap; Fig. 7 is a side elevation of the draft cap; Fig. 8 is a perspective View illustrating the application of the burner; and Fig. 9 is a top plan view of a slightly modified form of the oil distributing plate.

Referring more particularly to the drawings 1 indicates our improved burner which is adapted to be arranged within the fire box of a stove, as shown in Fig. 8. This pan is preferably constructed from heavy sheet metal and comprises an elongated body portion and an enlarged end portion 1. This end portion is disposed exteriorly of the stove when the pan is arranged in position for use, the body portion thereof extending inwardly through a suitable opening in the stove casing and supported therein in any suitable manner. The bottom of the burner pan is inclined downwardly from its inner to its outer end, as shown at 7, and is adapted to conduct and spread the oil over its entire surface to secure a more thorough generation of the gases. The extension 1' formed upon the outer end of the burner has an opening 5 therein. At points around the periphery of the opening 5 lugs 5 are formed which are stepped, as clearly shown in Fig. 1. These stepped lugs are adapted to support the draft cap 3, said cap being provided with a plurality of radially ex tending studs 4 at its upper end. These studs are adapted to be disposed upon any of the steps of the lugs whereby the draft to the interior of the burner may be regulated as desired, the funnel cap being raised or lowered within the opening 5 in the top of the extension.

An oil distributing generating plate 2 is arranged within the burner casing and supported upon the inclined bottom 7 thereof. This plate is formed upon its longitudinal edges with the flanges 2 and at intervals is provided with the depending supporting legs 8 which are adapted to support the plate upon the bottom of the burner pan in an oppositely inclined position with relation thereto. As clearly shown in Fig. 3, the outer end of this plate is of substantially circular form and is adapted to be disposed immediately beneath the funnel-shaped draft cap 3 through which the oil is supplied to the burner. It will likewise be observed that the bottom of this outer end portion of the plate 2 is downwardly and outwardly inclined oppositely to its inwardly extending portion, as illustrated by the dotted line in Fig. 4. Thus, a quantity of oil first accumulates in the circular enlargement of the plate and finally emerges from the cup-shaped portion and gravitates downwardly and inwardly upon the inclined body portion thereof. The oil is ignited upon this plate and that portion of the oil possessing the volatile properties in the highest degree will be consumed. The remaining portion of the oil or that which is heavier and less volatile passes from the plate 2 onto the oppositely inclined bottom 7 of the burner pan. It is a well known fact that the heavier oils which lack the necessary volatile properties to quickly generate the same, when spread evenly over a heated surface will generate much quicker and more evenly, causing almost perfect combustion, and leaving less refuse than remains as a natural result of imperfect generation. Thus as the oil is conveyed over the slanting bottom of the burner pan, the highly heated surface and the fact that the oil is spread upon the same in a very thin layer will cause its complete and perfect combustion.

While the oil may be supplied to the burner in any approved manner which may be deemed most desirable, we preferably employ an oil tank 10 arranged and supported adjacent to the stove in any suitable manner and having suitably connected thereto the supply pipe 11, the flow of oil being controlled by means of a suitable valve 12. The extremity of the supply pipe is disposed through the funnel-cap 3 and below the lower end thereof, which will insure the complete disposition of the oil upon the outer end of the plate 2, and prevent drafts of air from spreading the same before it enters through the funnel-cap 3.

When the device is adapted to be used in large sized heating stoves or furnaces, the plate 2 would preferably be formed with a plurality of laterally extending chambers 6, as shown in Fig. 9, whereby means are provided for a more thorough distribution and combustion of the oil and also permits of a greater flow of the oil so that a much larger quantity is consumed and a greater volume of heat thus obtained.

From the foregoing it is believed that the construction, operation and arrangement of our improved oil burner will be readily understood. The device is extremely simple and very reliable and efficient in use. It is adapted for the burning of all grades of fuel oil, and is of such construction that as advantageous results may be secured by the use of heavy petroleum as with the lightest of oils.

While we have particularly pointed out the preferable embodiment of our invention, it will, of course, be understood that the same is susceptible of many minor modifications without departing from the essential features or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed is:

1. An oil burner of the character described comprising a burner pan having a bottom inclined from end to end, an oil conducting plate arranged and supported upon the inclined bottom of the pan, said plate having its major portion inclined oppositely to said bottom, an adjustable draft cap seated upon one end of the burner pan and depending into the same above one end of said plate, and means for supplying oil to said plate.

2. An oil burner comp-rising a burner pan having an inclined bottom, an oil distributing plate having a flange formed upon its longitudinal edges, said plate being arranged and supported upon the bottom of the pan in spaced relation thereto and oppositely inclined, one end of said pan being formed with a vertical extension, an adjustable draft cap seated upon the upper end of said extension and depending therein above one end of said distributing plate, and means for supplying oil to said plate.

3. An oil burner of the character de scribed comprising a burner pan having an elongated body portion adapted .to be disposed within the fire box of a stove, the bottom of said pan being inclined downwardly from its inner to its outer end, an oil dis? tributing plate arranged and supported in said pan and inclined in opposite relation to the bottom thereof, the top of the outer end of said pan having an opening therein and an adjustable draft cap seated upon the circumscribing portion of said. top and depending into the burner, and means for supplying oil to the plate. I

4:. An oil burner of the character described comprising a burner pan having an elongated body portion and an open top adapted to of a stove, the outer end of said pan extending above the top of the body portion, an oil distributing plate arranged and supported upon the bottomof the pan and extending substantially its entire length, said. plate being inclined downwardly and inwardly, the

top of the outer end of said burner pan hav ing an opening therein, adraft cap depending into said opening and having its lower end disposed above the outer end of the oil distributing plate, means for supporting said draft cap to regulate the draft to the interior of the burner pan, and means for supplying oil to said plate.

5. An oil burner of the character described comprising a burner pan having a shallow body portion adapted to be arranged within the fire box of a stove, the outer end of said pan being vertically extended above the body portion, an oil distributing plate arranged and supported upon the bottom of the pan, said plate extending downwardly and inwardly from its outer end, theouter end of said plate being enlarged and inclined oppositely to its body portion, means disposed in the outer end of the burner pan to regulate the draft to the burner pan, and means for supplying oil to said plate,

be arranged within the fire box.

6. An oil burner 0f the character described comprising a burner pan having a shallow elongated body portion arranged within the fire box of a stove, an oil distributing plate supported upon the bottom of said pan extending substantially its entire length, said plate being inclined clownwardly and inwardly the greater portion of its length, the outer end of said plate being enlarged and inclined in a direction opposite to its body, a funnel-shaped draft cap arranged in the outer end of the burner pan, means for adjusting said cap to regulate the draft to the interior of the burner pan, and means for feeding oil to said plate.

7. An oil burner of the character described comprising a burner pan having an elongated body portion adapted to be arranged within the fire box of a stove, said pan having its bottom inclined upwardly from its outer to its inner end, an oil dis tributing plate arranged within the burner pan and inclined downwardly and inwardly, a draft cap supported in the outer end of said pan and depending into the same above one end of the distributing plate, means formed upon the burner pan for supporting said draft cap in spaced relation to the opening formed in the top thereof whereby the draft to the burner pan may be increased or decreased, and means for supplying oil to the plate.

8. An oil burner of the character described comprising a burner pan having an elongated body portion adapted to be arranged in the fire box of a stove and provided with an open top, the outer end of said pan being vertically extended and provided with a circular opening in its top, a distributing plate arranged within the burner pan, the bottom of said pan and said plate being disposed in oppositely inclined relation, the outer end of said distributing plate being inclined downwardly and outwardly and disposed beneath the opening in the top of said extension, a plurality of stepped lugs formed on said top at the edge of the opening, a funnel-shaped draft cap having radially extending studs formed upon its upper end, said studs being adapted to be disposed upon any of the steps of said lugs whereby the draft cap may be supported in adjustable spaced relation to the edge of said opening to regulate the supply of air to the interior of the burner pan, and means for supplying oil to said plate. v

In testimony whereof we hereunto affix our signatures in the presence of two witnesses.

SIMEON JEFFERSON WATTS. DAVID CROCKETT JONES. WVILLIAM C. BARTON.

Witnesses PAUL BoYKIN, CHAS. OVEN.

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